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england
(mass) | England
- Anglicko |
england
(encz) | England,Anglie [zem.] n: |
england
(encz) | England,England n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
england
(czen) | England,Englandn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
england
(wn) | England
n 1: a division of the United Kingdom |
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church of england
(encz) | Church of England, |
englander
(encz) | englander,angličan n: Zdeněk BrožEnglander,Englander n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
englanders
(encz) | Englanders, |
new england
(encz) | New England,Nová Anglie |
new englander
(encz) | New Englander,obyvatel nové Anglie Martin Dvořák |
englander
(czen) | Englander,Englandern: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Church of England
(gcide) | Church \Church\ (ch[^u]rch), n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche,
Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel.
kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all
fr. Gr. kyriako`n the Lord's house, fr. kyriako`s concerning
a master or lord, fr. ky`rios master, lord, fr. ky^ros power,
might; akin to Skr. [,c][=u]ra hero, Zend. [,c]ura strong,
OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. Kirk.]
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1. A building set apart for Christian worship.
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2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] --Acts xix. 37.
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3. A formally organized body of Christian believers
worshiping together. "When they had ordained them elders
in every church." --Acts xiv. 23.
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4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed,
observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same
ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman
Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.
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5. The collective body of Christians.
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6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church
of Brahm.
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7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community;
ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array
the power of the church against some moral evil.
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Remember that both church and state are properly the
rulers of the people, only because they are their
benefactors. --Bulwer.
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Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something
belonging or relating to the church; as, church
authority; church history; church member; church music,
etc.
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Apostolic church. See under Apostolic.
Broad church. See Broad Church.
Catholic church or Universal church, the whole body of
believers in Christ throughout the world.
Church of England, or English church, the Episcopal
church established and endowed in England by law.
Church living, a benefice in an established church.
Church militant. See under Militant.
Church owl (Zool.), the white owl. See Barn owl.
Church rate, a tax levied on parishioners for the
maintenance of the church and its services.
Church session. See under Session.
Church triumphant. See under Triumphant.
Church work, work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work
of a particular church for the spread of religion.
Established church, the church maintained by the civil
authority; a state church.
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Earl marshal of England
(gcide) | Marshal \Mar"shal\, n. [OE. mareschal, OF. mareschal, F.
mar['e]chal, LL. mariscalcus, from OHG. marah-scalc (G.
marschall); marah horse + scalc servant (akin to AS. scealc,
Goth. skalks). F. mar['e]chal signifies, a marshal, and a
farrier. See Mare horse, and cf. Seneschal.]
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1. Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a
groom. [Obs.]
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2. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of
ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like; as,
specifically:
(a) One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and
provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.
(b) One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any
other assembly, directs the order of procession, and
the like.
(c) The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in
ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.
--Johnson.
(d) (France) The highest military officer. In other
countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of
high rank, and called field marshal.
(e) (Am. Law) A ministerial officer, appointed for each
judicial district of the United States, to execute the
process of the courts of the United States, and
perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff.
The name is also sometimes applied to certain police
officers of a city.
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Earl marshal of England, the eighth officer of state; an
honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in the
family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the
office of high constable, the earl marshal has
jurisdiction in the court of chivalry. --Brande & C.
Earl marshal of Scotland, an officer who had command of the
cavalry under the constable. This office was held by the
family of Keith, but forfeited by rebellion in 1715.
Knight marshal, or Marshal of the King's house, formerly,
in England, the marshal of the king's house, who was
authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the Crown,
to punish faults committed within the verge, etc. His
court was called the Court of Marshalsea.
Marshal of the Queen's Bench, formerly the title of the
officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in
Southwark. --Mozley & W.
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Ecclesiastical commissioners for England
(gcide) | Ecclesiastical \Ec*cle`si*as"tic*al\, a. [See Ecclesiastical,
a.]
Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization
or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical
affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts.
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Every circumstance of ecclesiastical order and
discipline was an abomination. --Cowper.
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Ecclesiastical commissioners for England, a permanent
commission established by Parliament in 1836, to consider
and report upon the affairs of the Established Church.
Ecclesiastical courts, courts for maintaining the
discipline of the Established Church; -- called also
Christian courts. [Eng.]
Ecclesiastical law, a combination of civil and canon law as
administered in ecclesiastical courts. [Eng.]
Ecclesiastical modes (Mus.), the church modes, or the
scales anciently used.
Ecclesiastical States, the territory formerly subject to
the Pope of Rome as its temporal ruler; -- called also
States of the Church.
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Little Englander
(gcide) | Little \Lit"tle\ (l[i^]t"t'l), a. [The regular comparative and
superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often
used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense
few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and
least is the superlative. See Lesser. The regular form,
littlest, occurs also in some of the English provinces, and
occasionally in colloquial language. " Where love is great,
the littlest doubts are fear." --Shak.] [OE. litel, lutel,
AS. l[=y]tel, l[imac]tel, l[=y]t; akin to OS. littil, D.
luttel, LG. l["u]tt, OHG. luzzil, MHG. l["u]tzel; and perh.
to AS. lytig deceitful, lot deceit, Goth. liuts deceitful,
lut[=o]n to deceive; cf. also Icel. l[imac]till little, Sw.
liten, Dan. liden, lille, Goth. leitils, which appear to have
a different root vowel.]
1. Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed
to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a
little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance;
a little child.
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He sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for
the press, because he was little of stature. --Luke
xix. 3.
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2. Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
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Best him enough: after a little time,
I'll beat him too. --Shak.
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3. Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food;
a little air or water.
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Conceited of their little wisdoms, and doting upon
their own fancies. --Barrow.
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4. Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great;
insignificant; contemptible.
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When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou
not made the head of the tribes? --I Sam. xv.
17.
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5. Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight;
inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little
effort; little care or diligence.
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By sad experiment I know
How little weight my words with thee can find.
--Milton.
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6. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow;
contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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The long-necked geese of the world that are ever
hissing dispraise,
Because their natures are little. --Tennyson.
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Little chief. (Zool.) See Chief hare.
Little Englander, an Englishman opposed to territorial
expansion of the British Empire. See Antiimperialism,
above. Hence:
Little Englandism.
Little finger, the fourth and smallest finger of the hand.
Little go (Eng. Universities), a public examination about
the middle of the course, which is less strict and
important than the final one; -- called also smalls. Cf.
Great go, under Great. --Thackeray.
Little hours (R. C. Ch.), the offices of prime, tierce,
sext, and nones. Vespers and compline are sometimes
included.
Little-neck clam, or Little neck (Zool.), the quahog, or
round clam.
Little ones, young children.
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The men, and the women, and the little ones. --Deut.
ii. 34.
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Little peach, a disease of peaches in which the fruit is
much dwarfed, and the leaves grow small and thin. The
cause is not known.
Little Rhod"y, Rhode Island; -- a nickname alluding to its
small size. It is the smallest State of the United States.
Little Sisters of the Poor (R. C. Ch.), an order of women
who care for old men and women and infirm poor, for whom
special houses are built. It was established at St.
Servan, Britany, France, in 1840, by the Abb['e] Le
Pailleur.
Little slam (Bridge Whist), the winning of 12 out of the 13
tricks. It counts 20 points on the honor score. Contrasted
with grand slam.
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Little Englandism
(gcide) | Little \Lit"tle\ (l[i^]t"t'l), a. [The regular comparative and
superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often
used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense
few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and
least is the superlative. See Lesser. The regular form,
littlest, occurs also in some of the English provinces, and
occasionally in colloquial language. " Where love is great,
the littlest doubts are fear." --Shak.] [OE. litel, lutel,
AS. l[=y]tel, l[imac]tel, l[=y]t; akin to OS. littil, D.
luttel, LG. l["u]tt, OHG. luzzil, MHG. l["u]tzel; and perh.
to AS. lytig deceitful, lot deceit, Goth. liuts deceitful,
lut[=o]n to deceive; cf. also Icel. l[imac]till little, Sw.
liten, Dan. liden, lille, Goth. leitils, which appear to have
a different root vowel.]
1. Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed
to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a
little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance;
a little child.
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He sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for
the press, because he was little of stature. --Luke
xix. 3.
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2. Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.
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Best him enough: after a little time,
I'll beat him too. --Shak.
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3. Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food;
a little air or water.
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Conceited of their little wisdoms, and doting upon
their own fancies. --Barrow.
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4. Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great;
insignificant; contemptible.
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When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou
not made the head of the tribes? --I Sam. xv.
17.
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5. Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight;
inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little
effort; little care or diligence.
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By sad experiment I know
How little weight my words with thee can find.
--Milton.
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6. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow;
contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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The long-necked geese of the world that are ever
hissing dispraise,
Because their natures are little. --Tennyson.
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Little chief. (Zool.) See Chief hare.
Little Englander, an Englishman opposed to territorial
expansion of the British Empire. See Antiimperialism,
above. Hence:
Little Englandism.
Little finger, the fourth and smallest finger of the hand.
Little go (Eng. Universities), a public examination about
the middle of the course, which is less strict and
important than the final one; -- called also smalls. Cf.
Great go, under Great. --Thackeray.
Little hours (R. C. Ch.), the offices of prime, tierce,
sext, and nones. Vespers and compline are sometimes
included.
Little-neck clam, or Little neck (Zool.), the quahog, or
round clam.
Little ones, young children.
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The men, and the women, and the little ones. --Deut.
ii. 34.
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Little peach, a disease of peaches in which the fruit is
much dwarfed, and the leaves grow small and thin. The
cause is not known.
Little Rhod"y, Rhode Island; -- a nickname alluding to its
small size. It is the smallest State of the United States.
Little Sisters of the Poor (R. C. Ch.), an order of women
who care for old men and women and infirm poor, for whom
special houses are built. It was established at St.
Servan, Britany, France, in 1840, by the Abb['e] Le
Pailleur.
Little slam (Bridge Whist), the winning of 12 out of the 13
tricks. It counts 20 points on the honor score. Contrasted
with grand slam.
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Lord Chief Justice of England
(gcide) | Chief justice \Chief" jus"tice\
The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court.
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Lord Chief Justice of England, The presiding judge of the
Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The
highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High
Chancellor.
Chief Justice of the United States, the presiding judge of
the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the
republic.
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Lord high chancellor of England
(gcide) | Chancellor \Chan"cel*lor\, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F.
chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of
chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which
surrounded the seat of judgment. See Chancel.]
A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the
United States is distinctively a court with equity
jurisdiction.
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Note: The chancellor was originally a chief scribe or
secretary under the Roman emperors, but afterward was
invested with judicial powers, and had superintendence
over the other officers of the empire. From the Roman
empire this office passed to the church, and every
bishop has his chancellor, the principal judge of his
consistory. In later times, in most countries of
Europe, the chancellor was a high officer of state,
keeper of the great seal of the kingdom, and having the
supervision of all charters, and like public
instruments of the crown, which were authenticated in
the most solemn manner. In France a secretary is in
some cases called a chancellor. In Scotland, the
appellation is given to the foreman of a jury, or
assize. In the present German empire, the chancellor is
the president of the federal council and the head of
the imperial administration. In the United States, the
title is given to certain judges of courts of chancery
or equity, established by the statutes of separate
States. --Blackstone. Wharton.
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Chancellor of a bishop or Chancellor of a diocese (R. C.
Ch. & ch. of Eng.), a law officer appointed to hold the
bishop's court in his diocese, and to assist him in matter
of ecclesiastical law.
Chancellor of a cathedral, one of the four chief
dignitaries of the cathedrals of the old foundation, and
an officer whose duties are chiefly educational, with
special reference to the cultivation of theology.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, an officer before
whom, or his deputy, the court of the duchy chamber of
Lancaster is held. This is a special jurisdiction.
Chancellor of a university, the chief officer of a
collegiate body. In Oxford, he is elected for life; in
Cambridge, for a term of years; and his office is
honorary, the chief duties of it devolving on the vice
chancellor.
Chancellor of the exchequer, a member of the British
cabinet upon whom devolves the charge of the public income
and expenditure as the highest finance minister of the
government.
Chancellor of the order of the Garter (or other military
orders), an officer who seals the commissions and mandates
of the chapter and assembly of the knights, keeps the
register of their proceedings, and delivers their acts
under the seal of their order.
Lord high chancellor of England, the presiding judge in the
court of chancery, the highest judicial officer of the
crown, and the first lay person of the state after the
blood royal. He is created chancellor by the delivery into
his custody of the great seal, of which he becomes keeper.
He is privy counselor by his office, and prolocutor of the
House of Lords by prescription.
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Lord high treasurer of England
(gcide) | Treasurer \Treas"ur*er\, n. [OE. tresourer, F. tr['e]sorier.]
One who has the care of a treasure or treasure or treasury;
an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes
and duties, or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the
same, and disburses it upon orders made by the proper
authority; one who has charge of collected funds; as, the
treasurer of a society or corporation.
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Lord high treasurer of England, formerly, the third great
officer of the crown. His office is now executed by five
persons styled the lords commissioners of the treasury, or
treasury lords.
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The lord chamberlain of England
(gcide) | Chamberlain \Cham"ber*lain\, n. [OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF.
chambellon, OHG. chamerling, chamarlinc, G. k[aum]mmerling,
kammer chamber (fr. L. camera) + -ling. See Chamber, and
-ling.] [Formerly written chamberlin.]
1. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or
chambers.
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2. An upper servant of an inn. [Obs.]
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3. An officer having the direction and management of the
private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in
Europe, one of the high officers of a court.
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4. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the
chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
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The lord chamberlain of England, an officer of the crown,
who waits upon the sovereign on the day of coronation, and
provides requisites for the palace of Westminster, and for
the House of Lords during the session of Parliament. Under
him are the gentleman of the black rod and other officers.
His office is distinct from that of the lord chamberlain
of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal
housekeeping.
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bank of england
(wn) | Bank of England
n 1: the central bank of England and Wales |
church of england
(wn) | Church of England
n 1: the national church of England (and all other churches in
other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in
Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head [syn:
Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, {Church of
England}] |
king of england
(wn) | King of England
n 1: the sovereign ruler of England [syn: King of England,
King of Great Britain] |
new england
(wn) | New England
n 1: a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and
New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode
Island and Connecticut |
new england aster
(wn) | New England aster
n 1: common perennial of eastern North America having showy
purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy [syn:
New England aster, Aster novae-angliae] |
new england boiled dinner
(wn) | New England boiled dinner
n 1: corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually
other vegetables [syn: boiled dinner, {New England boiled
dinner}] |
new england clam chowder
(wn) | New England clam chowder
n 1: a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and
salt pork and milk |
new englander
(wn) | New Englander
n 1: an American who lives in New England [syn: New Englander,
Yankee] |
queen of england
(wn) | Queen of England
n 1: the sovereign ruler of England |
STEWARD OF ALL ENGLAND
(bouvier) | STEWARD OF ALL ENGLAND. Seneschallus totius Angliae. An officer among the
English who was invested with various powers, and, among others, it was his
duty to preside on the trial of peers.
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